wangle
IPA: wˈæŋgʌɫ
noun
- The act of wangling
verb
- (transitive) To obtain through deceitful or manipulative methods.
- (transitive) To falsify, as records.
- (intransitive) To achieve through contrivance or cajolery.
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Examples of "wangle" in Sentences
- He's wangled a couple of books out of it.
- It was its futile attempt to wangle through the barricade.
- Gerry eventually manages to wangle the truth out of Heather.
- They can hope to wangle good discounts on their new diesel cars.
- The poet Dylan Thomas managed to wangle his way onto this project.
- "I should have to 'wangle' a good deal more than that," -- harshly.
- He never did a stroke of work that he could possibly "wangle" out of.
- I visit Toronto regularly and once managed to wangle an eight month stay.
- Frol and Annushka also manage to wangle money and valuable items from them.
- Mr. Smith managed to wangle a reported $1.5 million payday from his publisher.
- Don't tell him it was you, and then you can wangle some quality consoling time.
- The film was great, may even go to watch it again if I can wangle a leave pass.
- She found him some clothes to wear and even managed to wangle the use of a jeep.
- Hundreds of thousands of consumers have managed to wangle refunds from the Revenue in recent years.
- You can imagine "Mad Men's" Betty Draper taking pride in being able to wangle a basic conversation in French.
- If you decide on Rome, try to wangle a little extra time for Florence/Firenze and surrounding towns (Assisi, Siena, etc.).
- We are going to be married the first moment he can get leave again -- and I shall 'wangle' him into being a 'red tab' -- he has fought enough. "
- Fraud hunters are most incensed by people who publicize fictitious exploits in the media or use them to get elected, promoted or wangle undeserved veterans 'benefits.
- "The Sunday schools must try to 'wangle' -- that was, a project their in-to 'wangle' -- that was, to project their in-enlarged task, and attempt to do what seemed impossible."